Henry richard barnard



No. 609,260. Patented Aug. l6, I898. 'H. R. BARNARD.

TOBACCO PIPE.

(Applicgtion filed Dec. 20, 1897.) (No Model.)

W J m m 2 i 4 a HENRY RICHARD BARNA RD, OF NEWV YORK, N. Y.

TOBACCO- -PIPE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 609,260, dated August 16, 1898. Application filed December 20, 1897. Serial No. 662,643. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, I-IENRYRIOHARD Baa NARD,a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tobacco-Pipes, of which the following is a full and complete specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to tobacco-pipes, and more particularly to an attachment for pipes by means of which the bowl can be quickly and conveniently emptied, the object being to provide an attachment of this character that can be readily applied to pipes without special preparation for this purpose.

The invention consists in the novel features of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described and specifically claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawings form a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by the same numerals of reference in each of the views, and in which Figure l is a longitudinal section of a pipe provided with an attachment constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan thereof, and Fig. 3 is a vertical section 011 the line 3 3 of Fig. l.

The attachment forming the subject of this invention is readily applicable to various forms of pipes, and consists, essentially, of a movable perforated plate that forms a false bottom for the bowl, with means for moving it toward the mouth thereof to eject the ashes or tobacco.

In said drawings, 1 indicates the bowl; 2, the movable perforated plate; 3, the handle therefor, and 4 the frame. The said frame consists of a plate having a flange or lip 6 at its upper end to rest upon the upper edge of the bowl and a spring-finger 7 at its lower end to enter and engage the bowl end of the stempassage. Said plate is provided with an up right slot 8 and is of thin sheet metal and conforms to the contour of the bowl to lie flat against the rear side thereof. The plate 2 fits nicely within the bowl, and the stem of the handle is connected with the rear side thereof, as clearly shown in Fig. 1, being movable by reason of the slot 8, as will be readily seen.

'It is apparent that the attachment can be made in different shapes and sizes to be applicable to pipes upon the market, and in applying the same the plate 2-is first moved to the outer end of slot 8 and the frame inserted within the bowl to cause the springfinger Z to enter the end of the stem-passage. The flange or lip 6 is then slipped upon the upper edge of the bowl, which holds the parts securely. It is understood that the spring-finger 7 can be a coiled spring fastened to the lower end of plate 4, as shown,

or it may be a plate-spring attached to or forming the lower end portion of said plate.

In use it is seen that by drawing out the handle to move the plate 2 toward the mouth of the bowl the ashes or tobacco is readily ejected. This invention obviates the employment of a pick or bladeor knocking to empty the bowl, which is both inconvenient and apt to mar its appearance. The device is simple and inexpensive, can be sold at a comparatively low price, and is not unsightly, since the only parts visible are the flange 6 and handles 3, the former being thin and fiat and the latter small and ornamented, if desired. The attachment is also useful in. that the tobacco can be easily raised or shifted should it become packed too tightly to draw easily.

Having fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The attachment for a tobacco-pipe herein described, consisting of a frame having a flange or lip at its upper end, and a springfinger at its lowerend, and a perforated plate movably connected with said frame and provided'with a handle which projects upwardly and over the top of the bowl, substantially as shown and described.

2. The herein-described attachment for the bowl of tobacco-pipes, consisting of a vertical plate or frame having a slot formed therein, and provided at its upper end with a lip which my invention I have signed my name, in presenee of the subscribing Witnesses, this 18th day of December, 1897.

HENRY RICHARD BARNARD. Witnesses:

L.- M. MULLER, M. A. KNoWLEs. 

